Monster Hunter International

Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a 14th story window, he woke up in the hospital with a scarred face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer. It turns out that monsters are real. All the things from myth, legend, and B-movies are out there, waiting in the shadows. Some of them are evil, and some are just hungry. Monster Hunter International is the premier eradication company in the business. And now Owen is their newest recruit.

Manxome Foe: Looking Glass Series, Book 3

Recovering from their first mission, the crew of the Vorpal Blade - humankind's first interstellar craft - is called into emergency action when an alliance gate colony is attacked. Who was the lethal alien enemy? What exactly happened at the colony? And dare the Vorpal Blade's battle-weary misfits engage a potentially superior force?

Vorpal Blade: Looking Glass Series, Book 2

he alien Dreen are still a terrifying menace across the galaxy, but Earth has a new weapon - the first human warp ship. Aboard the Vorpal Blade, Americaï¿¿ï¿¿ï¿¿s tough-as-nails Force Recon Marines seek the Dreen, hoping to bring the fight directly to them.

Ark Royal

Seventy years ago, the interstellar supercarrier Ark Royal was the pride of the Royal Navy. But now, her weapons are outdated and her solid-state armour nothing more than a burden on her colossal hull. She floats in permanent orbit near Earth, a dumping ground for the officers and crew the Royal Navy wishes to keep out of the public eye. But when a deadly alien threat appears, the modern starships built by humanity are no match for the powerful alien weapons.

Koban, Book 1

We colonized 700 planets. Humankind enjoyed the benefits of expansion room and the end of wars. We even disbanded our military. Then the Krall found us. The Krall have used thousands of years of combat to select the genes of the strongest and fastest warriors. They are a species determined to dominate the entire galaxy, through destruction and annihilation of every opponent.

Koban is an uninhabited high-gravity planet with impossibly fast savage animals, which employ organic superconducting nerves. This deadly world is where the Krall tested humans for war capability.

Crusade: Starfire, Book 1

Spacers call the warp point Charon's Ferry. No star ship has ever entered it and returned since a vengeful Orion task force pursued a doomed Terran colonization fleet into it in 2206. Almost a century has passed. The fiery hatreds of a quarter-century of warfare between the Terran Federation and the Zheeerlikou'valkhannaieeee, the cat-like species humans called the "Orions", have eased at least a little.

Poppey says:"Endurance is needed"

Publisher's Summary

Audie Award Nominee, Fantasy 2013

Special: distinguished by some unusual quality... Circumstances: a piece of evidence that indicates the probability or improbability of an event...

Barbara Everette, a homemaker living in a small town in Mississippi, had the perfect life. Perfect husband, perfect children, perfect house, perfect Christian Faith. She cooked and cleaned perfectly and managed all of the chores of the modern suburbanite, toting the kids, running the PTA, teaching kung-fu in the local dojo... perfectly. But perfection has a price, and the day came when Barbara snapped. She simply had to have "one weekend off". God had to grant her that much. It said no where that she was a slave. Waving goodbye to her hapless, entirely undomestic husband, she set out on the quest for a weekend of peace and maybe some authentic Cajun food.

Detective Sergeant Kelly Lockhart, New Orleans Homicide, had a perfect record on his latest case: not a single suspect. And there should be at least five or six, given the DNA traces on the many bodies. Furthermore, his sole really outstanding clue, a mysterious fish scale, had disappeared into the recesses of the FBI Crime Lab. But the old fortune-teller was sending him into the bayou, down in the land of authentic Cajun food, on the track of a mysterious pimp with the admonition to "watch for the Princess". Or die.

Barbara and Kelly were heading to a rendezvous that might be fate and might reveal the hand of God. There was more cooking in the swamps than jambalaya. Unknown to either, the mystery of the Bayou Ripper had Special Circumstances.

What the Critics Say

"Suzy Jackson performs with aplomb, making the vivid characters come to life.... Her variety of female voices makes it easy to differentiate the characters, and her deep, gruff voices for men are fully believable. Listeners will be drawn into Barbara's world and find themselves happily rooting for the good guys as Barbara works to save the day." (AudioFile)

Absolutely no. An underlying premise of this book is that men should be dominant over women. It's such a shame, because the idea of this story is very good. Just done, unfortunately, by a man who is stuck in the 1950's.

Would you ever listen to anything by John Ringo again?

No.

Which character – as performed by Suzy Jackson – was your favourite?

No-one, really. The narrator did a very good job, however.

Could you see Princess of Wands being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

No.

Any additional comments?

This was quite disappointing. I'll finish the last couple of hours of it, but I won't be buying anything more by this author.

What made the experience of listening to Princess of Wands the most enjoyable?

This is a book that keeps you on the edge of your seat with many twists and turns, you will be drawn into Barbara's world and find yourself happily rooting for the good guys as Barbara works to save the day and stay alive against all the odds.

What did you like best about this story?

"Suzy Jackson performance makes the vivid characters come to life. l was drawn into Barbara's world and find myself rooting for her as she works to save the day.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The action in the church.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There are too many moments that make you think, they will never get out of this situation, to list.

This is not a novel but a collection of 3 short stories based around the book's heroine Barbara Everette, a very religious, gun toting, martial arts & weapons expert who sees her self as a christian homemaker but who who's antics when she goes into action is best described as a souped up Lara croft.

The description given by Audible is basically for the first story where Babara is "taking a break from the family". Her couch potato husband main concern about her going away for a few days, is who is going to wait on him and the look after the children.

The second story is based around a Convention and the last is a very short one based around her home home turf.

The first is probably the best paced.

The second drags a bit but the action kicks in at the end.

The last well I will leave that one to you it seems more a filler.

I am trying to understand who this book is aimed at

If you are religious you may like it, but there is a lot of violence, gore & demonology especially near the end of each story and whilst the heroine is very religious all bets are off once the action starts she does not believe in turning the other cheek.

If a book with a fair bit of religious overtones turns you off then you probably would not like this book.

You might be upset because the description given by audible / the publishers does not state this is a collection of 3 short stories & not a novel.

The Stories are linked by Barbara Everette and yes another world wide society which exists in secret to fight evil.

The narrator is excellent.

19 of 20 people found this review helpful

Kindle Customer

Atlanta, Georgia

03/03/12

Overall

Performance

Story

"Know your Authors"

John Ringo writes adventure based fantasy, with lots of action and gore. That is what he is known for, and what his fans expect. This book is no exception and has both action and gore in spades. The most interesting thing about the protagonist is that she is a committed Christian, It makes a nice break from all of the characters that have little or no religion.

In some ways the book reminds me of a D&D campaign based around a cleric, The cleric must be both devout and a true believer in order to recieve heavenly aid.

11 of 13 people found this review helpful

Josh

Redmond, WA, United States

29/02/12

Overall

Performance

Story

"Too Graphic for me..."

Any additional comments?

Let me start by saying that I couldn't get past chapter 7 of this book. At that point in the you reach a very graphic & violent scene of gang rape & what I would consider to be beastility. I normally enjoy John Ringo's work but I couldn't keep going through a scene like that. I'm hoping to return to his books, perhaps when he produces another book in the Troy series.

7 of 10 people found this review helpful

Dianne Schuman

Coventry, RI United States

05/03/12

Overall

Performance

Story

"Demon hunting soccor mom ROCKS!!"

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. Good story with a nice twist, Barbara Everett is dropped into a world of supernatural creatures and magic users while on a weekend trip down to the Gulf Coast. As she survives her encounters she meets others who also fight to defend the world from otherworldly evil, unfortunately most of them are pagans of various types, while she is a devout Episcopalian. Talk about serious culture shock on both sides.

What about Suzy Jackson???s performance did you like?

Most of it. Good voice with lots of expression.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When she confronted her daughter's softball coach, a self-described Satanist, who has been trying to corrupt the girls, and not only defeated him, but did it in such a way as to show the girls just what magic is really all about.

4 of 6 people found this review helpful

John Kidwell

Twentynine Palms, CA, USA

26/06/12

Overall

Performance

Story

"Urban Fantasy at it's Best!"

Great concept, that of a Christian soccer mom, who by virtue of her training and faith, is ready when the time comes to utilize both in defense of self and those who will never know what she has done for them. Tension is high, action is quick, I hope dearly that he continues with this story line. Overall a great read or listen.

2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Waltzmedarling

Pleasanton, CA United States

12/01/16

Overall

Performance

Story

"Classic Ringo Ridiculousness"

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I was unsure of this after reading previous reviews. But I am a big Ringo fan and after I ran out of his other books thought- why not? I really liked it. After reading Ghost and Kildar- this was surprising and awesome... A super christian, stacked, gun toting main character. Only Ringo would be this unabashed. Didn't change my life- but Fun.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

george

grand prairie, TX, United States

25/05/15

Overall

Performance

Story

"wow what a book"

Where does Princess of Wands rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

don't know somewhere in the top 20

What other book might you compare Princess of Wands to and why?

hard to say

Which character – as performed by Suzy Jackson – was your favorite?

barb

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

the bitch kick the hell out of the demons

Any additional comments?

set down and don't stop reading until the book is over!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Amazon Customer

United States

15/04/15

Overall

Performance

Story

"Good book, good re-listen as well"

If you could sum up Princess of Wands in three words, what would they be?

Satisfaction, Surprise, and softball?

What other book might you compare Princess of Wands to and why?

I couldn't think of a comparative book.

Which character – as performed by Suzy Jackson – was your favorite?

I liked both Barb and Jenaea

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I actually did sans small breaks

Any additional comments?

I really liked the book, it was a twist on hunting demons and such I hadn't heard before. While I know some Christians will lambaste it because it doesn't follow their exact beliefs they are the ones who either can't separate fiction from reality or don't have as firm a hold on their beliefs as they think they do. I can say this because I am a Christian and have listened to this book a couple of times, and don't find myself questioning my core beliefs because of it. This is a good and interesting listen, there are points that may get you thinking. That is a reason why this is a good book in my opinion, anytime a book makes you think and wonder is when you have read a really good book. For anyone who does find themselves questioning their beliefs all I can say is listen to Gomo and Barb.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

T. Hanson

USA

10/12/12

Overall

Performance

Story

"The "Anti-Ghost""

Where does Princess of Wands rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Interesting new twist on a previously used plot, not on audible.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Princess of Wands?

Realizing Ringo put himself into the story, and seeing the story as the "Good Side" of "Ghost" (At the moment, Ghost isn't on Audible, though if people feel this book has graphic violence, they should steer clear of Ghost. Ghost is a spec-ops "wet dream", while Princess of Wands was written (perhaps as penance?) as a Christian's path and recognition that evil is in more places people assume "other people will handle".

What does Suzy Jackson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Didn't mangle it, though could have improved it. Voice was too "soft/caring" for story, but I believe that was the goal.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Good dark and light humor, violence is minimal for Ringo.

Any additional comments?

Worth every penny!

1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Marian

Aurora, CO, United States

22/11/13

Overall

Performance

Story

"One of the weirdest books I have ever read"

This book is off the wall. I had to make myself read the whole thing. I will definitely not look for any more books by this author. At first, all I kept thinking, this is a Bible thumping book, kind of like the Mittford books. But then when it got more into the plot...it just got weirder and weirder. A Bible thumper who banished demons etc...and is a gun toting soccer mom.

I thought about asking for a refund and only decided not to because I had gotten a refund a 2 others recently that were disappointing also. I don't want to abuse the refund offer via Audiobooks. Who knows, maybe I will find another book in my library that will be more disappointing than this one.

2 of 5 people found this review helpful

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